英语PK台 第18期:摄影师镜头下的Cosplay动漫发烧联盟(2)

 Track two

I can wait two minutes, the other photographer goes and I have them all to myself

Do you have to pay these kids if you are taking photos of them?

No. You pay to get in.it is 30/40 kuai

They are there to have fun and be seen

If a foreign photographer with a good camera and big lens

Comes up to them and asks to take their picture, they are quite happy about it

Cosplay is a phenomena¹ that has been going on for a couple of decades in the US and other countries

Science fiction fantasy cons² – they are called – which is a truncation³ of the word ‘conference’

It has now moved over into the graphic⁴ novel and comic book industry

Cosplay is combination of costume and comic

These kids basically become the characters they read and adore in the comic books and graphic novels

They look like comic characters or characters out of some different world

That is exactly what they are – and they all have personalities⁵, characters and these kids become these characters

I went to one a year ago and the first thousand people got in

There were another thousand outside waiting to get in when I left at noon – I got there around 9.00am

As some left, others got in

It is really popular here

Questions

1. How much does it cost to go to a Cosplay show?

2. What are the young people happy about?

3. How long has Cosplay been going on in US?

4. What do the young people become?

5. How many go to the Cosplay shows in Beijing?

1 phenomena   

n.现象

参考例句：

• Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。
• The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

2 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 truncation   

n.切断；截短；缺棱；截尾

参考例句：

• Such truncation is evidence of an erosional hiatus. 这种削蚀现象是侵蚀沉积间断的证据。 来自辞典例句
• An example of information truncation may be helpful. 举一个信息截断的例子也许是有帮助的。 来自辞典例句

4 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

5 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。